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A Giraffe childcare facility in Dublin 4 was served with a closure order last month due to “a grave and immediate danger to food safety” due to “a heavy and widespread rodent infestation”.
A rodent dropping was found in a children’s dining area at Giraffe Childcare, Elm Park, Merrion Road where food was being consumed by children at the time of the inspection.
The inspection report found a dead mouse carcass under a sink unit and another one in a children’s toilet adjacent to a dining area.
The report was compiled by an Environmental Health Officer for the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
In a statement to RTÉ’s News At One, Giraffe childcare said it had “notified environmental health of mice activity in and around the Elm Park centre, due to disturbance by adjacent building works.”
It said it agreed to close the centre for five days to allow for three clear pest control reports.
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